Yasiin Bey (AKA Mos Def) Force-fed Under Guantánamo Procedure In Short Film

(AllHipHop News) Yasiin Bey (the artist formerly known as Mos Def ) is featured in a short film where he is brutally force-fed, to protest against the conditions of Guantanamo Bay for human right charity Reprieve. The Brooklyn born rapper re-enacts the procedure of prisoners on hunger strikes, in a four-minute clip created by award-winning […]

Rappers Ice-T, Chubb Rock and Mickey Bentson Launch New Non-Profit To Encourage Men’s Health

(AllHipHop News) Rappers Ice-T and Chubb Rock will serve as the new spokesmen for a new of a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about healthy lifestyle choices for males, specifically fans of Hip-Hop music. The Male Awareness Foundation was founded by Ice-T and Chubb Rock, along with veteran music manager Mickey Bentson, his wife, […]

Miami Rapper Flo Rida Sponsors Free Holiday Weekend Gospel Concert With Mary Mary

(AllHipHop News) Miami Hip-Hop star Flo Rida is giving the public a free concert today (November 23), in his hometown of Carol City in Miami. The rapper will appear at Carol City Park to host the Big Dreams For Kids Foundation’s “Gospel Explosion,” which will feature Grammy Award-winning group Mary Mary. “Gospel music is soul […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Rapper Stalley Encourages Education; Headlines Book Drive, Fundraiser In New York

(AllHipHop News) Maybach Music Group rapper Stalley will give back to the community, by headlining a fundraiser/book drive for a local nonprofit aimed at encouraging education. On December 6, Stalley will head New York, to work with the Scholarich Foundation, which currently runs a variety of afterschool programs for students in the East New York […]

MC Hammer Lashes Out At Police Over Occupy Oakland Arrests

(AllHipHop News) Oakland, California native MC Hammer has spoken out against the police’s treatment of protesters supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement in Oakland. According to reports, a number of demonstrators and police were involved in skirmishes near Frank Ogala Plaza at City Hall, where police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. Over 100 […]